The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-31
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Persona, and Local.

Personal and Local
Now it is stated that the Ohio Southern is to
be included in the l.. B. & w. and the c.. S. q
G. consolidation scheme
Ex-State Treasurer Gleason. of Massachusetts,
is named as the probable successor of NJ u.
Benson as treasurer of the Fitchburg road
There were transferred over the Belt road last
week 1871 cars against 10, 100 the correspond
ing week in 1886 Increase this year, l9o cars
Through livestock movement continues light
Belt road engines handled, last week. 731 care OF
live stock, against $40 the corresponding week,
1886
The L., N. A. & G road earned the third week
In January, $2I,339; decrease as compares
with earnings Of the corresponding week, 1000
of 81, 854
Gen. f. P Alexander the newly elected presi-
dent of the Georgia Central road. has resigned as
commissioner Of the Union Pacific railroad
Company.
The five Western lines brought into this sta
ton, last week. 1859 loaded cars, against 4,S6l
in the week ending Jan. %. Decrease last week,
2g2 loaded cars.
The Empire line agency at this point will to.
morrow move into the room IN the old Senanel
Building recently occupied by the c., l., St l..
& G. and Frank Birds transfer.
Commissioner Fink bas called meeting of the
trunk line presidents for Wednesday next, to
fak over 1nterstate-commerce business ana DE-
eide what action to take in the premises
The affairs of the Central Traffic Association
have taken better outlook, now that the
Wabash and the P. D. e. E. have wheeled into
zine, and have agreed to pay all outstanding bal
ances.
The list Of candidates for the commissioner
ships under the interstate-commeree bill is said
90 be daily extending. Some thirty names are
already entered as acknowledged competitors for
the places.
Stephen Hardin. the oldest man in the service
the L., N. A. e. G. road, dropped from
the pay-rolls on Saturday. He had been with
the road almost from its opening in some branch
of the service
The management of the Dayton & Ironton
road hope to be so we'll provided with standard
gauge equipments by the 10Th of next month as
to admit of changing the track from narrow to
standard gauge.
The Terre Haute car works have thus far, .his
month, turned out 420 new cars. The works
give employment to $50 men. This week they
commence the contract to build 250 for
the c., FL. g. ID. road
On the LIST of next month the train -dispatchers
of the portion of the Wabash road under Judge
Cooley receiver will change their headquarters
- from Peru Andrews Seven EN-
ployed at this Office.
" e. Dambaugh, travelling passenger agent
of the Baltimore & Ohio, will. it is stated sue
coed Perry Griffin as representative of the pas
senger department of the Chicago 81 Rock
Island at Columbus, Ohio.
The passenger department of the c., B. & @
has issued a catching advertisement and at the
same time a verv useful one it being neatly
finished dictionary containing $4,000 words Il
is neatly bound and of convenient size
There forwarded from this point by thu
Evo direct Eastern lines, namely. the Beene
the C.. St L. 81 p, the L.. B 81 W., the c., II
d /. and the c.. l., ST. l.. & c.. 3 653 loaded cars
against 3. $40 the week ending Jan. %. Decreas
last week. 1S9 loaded cars.
The changes in the Wabash passenger depart
ment have thrown Frank Palmer ont in the cold
but he is one OF the passenger men who Cal
catch on readily in some good field, he ha
phe go-aheaditiveness which is needed to ee
business Then he has large acquaintance.
President Mackey's Evansville lines continu
to show good earnings. During the third wee
in January the earnings of the E. & T. H. wer
49, 49, an increase over the earnings of the cor
- responding week in 1886 of 1882 The P. D
e e. earned SIC, 236, increase this year of s.,
65o
Judge Cooley has given instructions that the
pay-car the Wabash road be sent on it's mis-
sion more promptly, and hereafter it will leav,
on its monthly round on the 18th OF each month
instead Of as late in the month as the manage
ment dared to start it out Another thing, h
orders that the men be paid in cash, not checks
The fact that the Adams Express Compan
goes on to the Philadelphia 81 Reading syster
Feb. is good evidence that more friendl
relations have been established between tn
present management of the P. d r. and tn
Pennsylvania road than have existed for som
years past. as the Adams Express Company
largely Pennsylvania railroad interest.
Perry Griffin. who for some ten years past hs
been connected with the passenger departmel
of the Chicago & Rock Island road, has tenders
his resignation to accept the position of eli
ticket aud passenger agent of the Wabash ros
at Chicago. The passenger department of Il
Chicago % Rock Island part with Mr.. Griffin r
luctantly, as he has been valuable f
them. especially since he became the
Southeastern passenger agent, with headqua
tiers at Columbus O.